Magnify

Designing interfaces and web elements isn’t as easy as it seems. There are various things you need to keep track of, and you might need to closely inspect particular elements. In this regard, specialized applications like Magnify can zoom in on the region around the cursor, while showing valuable information.

Even though the application first takes you through a setup process, it’s possible to deploy it directly on a USB flash drive in case you want to use it on other computers. This is all plausible because registry entries are not modified to ensure the functionality of the program, so the health status of the target PC remains intact.

As far as the interface design goes, the application reserves most of the space for the preview area. Several controls are found in the upper section, as well as a decent variety of details. The window can be resized and moved to any suitable location, and it’s also possible to make it stay on top of everything else.

Magnification is done around the area under the mouse, and the size of the area mostly depend on the size of the window. A set of controls lets you easily set the zoom level, which can range from normal view and up to 24 times zoom. Sadly, you can’t freeze the view over particular regions.

In terms of information, the application shows the exact coordinates of the cursor, but not only this, it also shows the HTML RGB code which can be of great use. You can choose to disable the info bar for more view space, and even to toggle the visibility of a grid for accurate selection.

Taking everything into consideration, we can state that Magnify is a lightweight tool which helps you zoom in on areas of interest, grab coordinates, and even HTML RGB color code. Zoom level is impressive, but it could have used a pause function to grab a color code more comfortably.